Trees, Trees, Trees User Rumble

Shoot from the shade or climb to the top. Branches, trunks and twigs are fair game for our new user rumble. Don't forget to add some leaves as well!

It’s been quite a while since our last user rumble and it’s finally here! gleby is the main man in our previous user rumble, Hello Good Morning who wowed us with his amazing sunrise shot. It seems that he really is a nature person as he wants another go at nature! This time around, we want to look at anything and everything about trees! Borrowing from Pulp’s song “The Trees”:

“Oh yeah, the trees, those useless treesProduce the air that I am breathingYeah, the trees, those useless treesThey never said that you were leavingGo and tell it to the trees, yeahGo and tell it to the trees, yeahGo and tell it to the trees"

Prize(s): The winner gets to pick the next theme

Film/Camera Type: Any analogue photo not digitally enhanced or manipulated

Upload Limit: 1 photo

Minimum Photo Dimensions: Submissions must be at least 768px in either width or height.

Meta data must be completed (camera, film, location & 3 tags)

By submitting your photos to this rumble, you allow Lomography.com to use your submitted photos for promotional purposes.

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